Clean rivers on a priority basis: Water activist tells Centre |
India Today |
Thane, Sep 3 (PTI) Eminent water activist Rajendra Singh has urged the Centre to take up cleaning of rivers on a priority basis and emphasised on the need to educate the present generation about the importance of water bodies.
The Ramon Magsaysay Aw
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Delhi-NCR to have common Air Quality Index by October |
The Financial Express |
The national capital region (NCR), considered among the world’s most polluted area, will soon have a common air quality index based on data from around 50 monitoring stations located across Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Currently the C
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Noise rules: HC stays changes, restores prior position |
NYOOOZ |
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday ordered an interim stay on the enforcement of Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) rules, amended by the Centre recently, which resulted in eliminating 1,573 notified silence zones ahead of the festival sea
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Industrial pollution unabated |
The Hindu |
District has most industrial units
The combined Medak district was famous for industries and several industrial corridors were established in the past. Though they were instrumental in providing employment they were also main concern for polluting t
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FIFA U-17 World Cup: Pollution control panel wants early rollout of strict measures in Delhi |
The Hindustan Times |
The Central Pollution Control Board has suggested early rollout of “severe” action against pollution in Delhi keeping in mind the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
The CPCB informed the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) on Friday th
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Pollution threat to biodiversity at Dimoria |
The Sentinel |
DIMORIA, Sept 2: Residents in the Dimoria area on the outskirts of Guwahati take ill, especially from skin diseases, more frequently than they had ever. A section of conscious citizens in the area takes it as ringing of the warning bell in so far as
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India loses one tusker every four days |
The New Indian Express |
NEW DELHI: As per the Union ministry’s data, on an average, one elephant is killed every four days either due to poisoning, train accident, poaching or electrocution. Not much to cheer about in a country which ironically is home to the largest number
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NGT seeks disposal mechanism for seized plastic |
The Times of India |
New Delhi, Aug 29 () The National Green Tribunal today asked the Delhi government to explore disposal mechanism for the nearly 8,000 kilograms of plastic of less than 50 microns thickness that was seized by authorities following its ban.
A bench hea
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Plastic waste: What man has wrought the bugs try to solve |
The Hindu |
It is estimated that 60 cities across India generate over 15,000 tons of plastic waste every day and almost 6 million tons per year
The tiny landlocked African country Rwanda has banned plastic bags since a few years. The ban has made this war-torn
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Sangareddy: Birds battle it out for food at Mahbubsagar lake |
Telangana Today |
Sangareddy: A war for rights over territory endowed with valuable resources was not uncommon among humans over the centuries. Several wars, even in modern times across the world, were directly or indirectly linked to the rich resources found in some
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Man-animal conflict: Five wild elephant deaths in a month |
The Times of India |
IDUKKI: Man-animal conflict has entered a disturbing phase in and around Munnar with the number of elephants entering human settlements registering an increase.The safety of wild elephants are at risk with five of them dying in 35 days in Munnar and
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Mukundra reserve to get 3 tigers by Dec |
The Times of India |
Kota: The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)'s nod for shifting of three tigers from Ranthambore National Park to Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR) has made wildlife activists of Hadauti region happy as they foresee multi-dimensional grow
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After a four-year wait, Mukundara Hills to get three tigers |
The Hindustan Times |
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) on Friday gave the green signal for relocation of one tiger and two tigresses from Ranthambhore National Park to Mukundara Hills tiger reserve, about 300 km south of Jaipur.
The decision was taken at
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India unveils third National Wildlife Action Plan for 2017- 2031 |
The Economic Times |
NEW DELHI: India unveiled the third National Wildlife Action Plan for 2017-2031 on Monday spelling out the future road map for wildlife conservation. The third action plan comes after the first plan in 1983 and second from 2002 till 2016. The third N
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Awareness on man-animal conflict this wildlife week |
The Times of India |
THANE: In light of the string of incidents of man-animal conflict that have taken place around the Mumbai and Thane peripheries of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park recently, the Thane Forest Department has decided to dedicate the Wildlife Week (Octobe
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Nepal, India to conduct first joint tiger count |
Thee Economic Times |
For the first time, Nepal and India will undertake a joint tiger census next month in their national parks, forests and protected areas adjoining the two countries using a globally-recognised method, officials said today. Conservation authorities and
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Government launches wildlife action plan for next 15 years |
The Dayafter |
The NWAP 2017-31, under which there are 250 projects, is India’s road map to conserve wildlife for the next 15 years.
Aspiring for a global leadership in wildlife conservation, the Union Ministry’s plan is woven around the agenda of the United Natio
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Nepal, India To Conduct Joint Tiger Census In November |
Odishatv. In |
Kathmandu: Nepal and India will be conducting in November a joint head count of tigers in the national parks, forests and sanctuaries along the international border between the two neighbours using a similar camera tapping method.
Conservation autho
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On Wildlife Week Day 1, poor turnout for bird watching |
The Times of India |
Nagpur: The Wildlife Week 2017 turned out to be a low-key affair on the first day as only a handful of state's forest department employees and a few individuals from NGOs participated in the bird watching session held on Sunday early morning. The ina
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Use modern tech to counter poachers, wildlife crime: Dr Vardhan |
Web India 123 |
Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Harsh Vardhan today urged use of modern technology to counter poachers and wildlife crimes.
Asking wildlife experts and scientists to deliberate on various wildlife-related laws with a modern and
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Govt plan recognises effect of climate change on wildlife |
The India Express |
With India’s protected areas designed at a time when climate change was “hardly a criterion” for wildlife conservation, the National Wildlife Action Plan (NWAP) 2017-2031 states that it “recognises the concerns relating to climate change impacts on w
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India’s new wildlife plan focuses on climate change, landscape management |
The Hindustan Times |
The environment ministry launched its third wildlife action plan, which shapes the management of wildlife across the country for the next 15 years, at the start of Wildlife Week — celebrated every year in the first week of October .
For the first ti
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New wildlife plan focuses on mitigating human-wildlife conflict |
The New Indian Express |
NEW DELHI: Emphasizing on striking a balance between conservation and development, the Centre Monday released the National Wildlife Action Plan 2017-2031 that focuses on mitigating human-wildlife conflict, improving wildlife health and linking wildli
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Infants back in apex court for ban on crackers |
The Times of India |
NEW DELHI: Three infants, whose petition led the Supreme Court to ban firecrackers last year in the capital, have approached court again.
Through their advocate fathers, the children want SC to re-impose the ban it lifted "for the time being" allo
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Schools to run ‘anti-firecracker campaign’ |
The Hindu |
Directorate of Education urges them to spread awareness among students about ill-effects of pollution
The Directorate of Education (DoE) has written to the heads of all schools in the Capital asking them to encourage and motivate school children to
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CLEANLINESS DRIVE OF RIVER GHATS BEGINS |
The Pioneer |
Immersion of idols of Goddess Durga in the rivers Swarnarekha and Kharkai on the occasion of Vijay Dashmi has led to an increase in pollution level in the already contaminated rivers.
The banks of river Swarnarekha and Kharkai only goes to the show
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‘Govt Yet To Act Against Polluting Industries’ |
The Shillong Times |
SHILLONG: An environment activist from West Jaintia Hills, who is pursuing various pending issues affecting Meghalaya, said on Monday that despite the order of the Supreme Court to take action against industries flouting environment norms, the state
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Hyderabad: More idols add to lake pollution |
DECCAN CHRONICLE |
HYDERABAD: Hyderabad saw a 20 per cent increase in the number of idols immersed for Durga Puja, according to officials. Hussainsagar alone received over 2,000 large idols during the nine-day puja period. Apart from the large idols, puja items, polyba
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Ganesh festival greener than last year, Pune rivers see lesser pollution levels |
The Indian Express |
Ganesh festival 2017 was much greener than last year, with the rivers in Pune recording lesser pollution levels. Detailed analysis of river water at various locations carried out by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) shows lesser measure
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Immersion at Yamuna: It's just pollution and deaths |
NYOOOZ |
With over 200 puja associations spread across the city, hundreds of idols were immersed in the already polluted river Two years after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had banned the immersion of idols made from non-biodegradable material in Yamuna d
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Gurgaon in no position to roll out odd-even.This is why |
The Times of India |
Gurgaon: Rolling out the odd-even road rationing scheme to reduce air pollution in the winter months as part of the graded response action plan (GRAP) may be an option for the Gurgaon administration this year, but residents and experts are sceptical
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Balance of power |
Live Mint |
With winter approaching, pollution in the national capital region is set to become an issue again. Take Gurugram: on Sunday, it was the country’s most polluted city. The administration is now considering implementing the odd-even scheme as part of a
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MPCB regional officer gets free hand to crackdown on pollution |
The Times of India |
NAVI MUMBAI: Polluting industrial units or households as in slum pockets have been served a strong message. The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has given a free hand to its regional officer, Anil Mohekar, to go ahead with cracking down on
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Submit report on Yamuna post idol immersion: NGT to Delhi govt |
Press Trust of India |
New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to submit a status report on the condition of river Yamuna post immersion of Ganesh and Durga idols.
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar sai
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3 arrested on elephant poaching charges |
India Today |
Rourkela, Oct 2 (PTI) A joint team of police and forest officials arrested three persons on charges of poaching elephant at Bonai forest range area.
The arrest was made following death of an elephant at the Bonai forest range area. However, senior f
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Yesterdays
News (Monday, October 02, 2017 ) |
Wait for next year begins
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Hundreds of stingrays, prawns washed ashore near Alibag
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States asked to identify water bodies under new rules for wetlands preservation
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India among the worst affected by climate change: IMF study
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Plea in Supreme Court to protect tigers, conserve habitat
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Mohali’s Chhatbir Zoo adds three new species to its family
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Hospitals flouting biomedical waste rules on Telangana’s radar
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Centre notifies new rules for preservation of wetlands
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Yamuna in distress after immersions
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Durga Puja Committee Goes Green, Immerses Eco-Friendly Idols In A Pit
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Durga idols immersion in Delhi adds up to polluted Yamuna
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No lessons learnt: immersion remains choke Yamuna again
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Gurgaon India’s most polluted city on Sunday
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